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1. (v.t.) enlarge
to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to:
to enlarge a house.
2. enlarge
to increase the capacity or scope of; expand.
3. enlarge
to make (a photographic print) larger than the negative by projecting the negative's image through a lens onto sensitized paper.
4. (v.i.) enlarge
to grow larger; increase; expand.
5. enlarge
to speak or write at length; expatiate:
to enlarge upon a point.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < OF enlargir, enlarger. See en -1, large)
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| Definition of 'enlarge' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) enlarge
make larger
"She enlarged the flower beds"
2. (verb) blow up, enlarge, magnify
make large
"blow up an image"
3. (verb) enlarge
become larger or bigger
4. (verb) elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
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1. (verb) enlarge
to make bigger
I enlarged two of the pictures.
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| Definition of 'enlarge' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) enlarge
to make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits; to magnify; as, the body is enlarged by nutrition; to enlarge one's house
2. (verb) enlarge
to increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, and the like; as, knowledge enlarges the mind
3. (verb) enlarge
to set at large or set free
4. (verb) enlarge
to grow large or larger; to be further extended; to expand; as, a plant enlarges by growth; an estate enlarges by good management; a volume of air enlarges by rarefaction
5. (verb) enlarge
to speak or write at length; to be diffuse in speaking or writing; to expatiate; to dilate
6. (verb) enlarge
to get more astern or parallel with the vessel's course; to draw aft; -- said of the wind
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Sense: to make larger
He enlarged the garden.
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 Afrikaans: vergroot, vermeerder |
 Arabic: يُوَسِّع |
 Bulgarian: увеличавам |
 Brazilian: ampliar |
 Czech: rozšířit |
 German: erweitern |
 Danish: forstørre; udvide; udbygg |
 Greek: μεγαλώνω κτ. |
 Spanish: aumentar, ampliar |
 Estonian: avardama |
 Farsi: بزرگ کردن؛ توسعه دادن |
 Finnish: laajentaa |
 French: agrandir |
 Hebrew: לְהַגדִיל |
 Hindi: बढ़ाना |
 Croatian: povećati |
 Hungarian: (meg)növel; bővít |
 Indonesian: memperluas |
 Icelandic: stækka |
 Italian: ingrandire, ampliare |
 Japanese: 拡げる |
 Korean: 크게 하다 |
 Lithuanian: padidinti |
 Latvian: paplašināt |
 Malay: memperluaskan |
 Dutch: groter maken |
 Norwegian: gjøre større, utvide |
 Polish: powiększać |
 Persian: بزرگ کردن؛ توسعه دادن |
 Pashto: انلار جول، لويول، ار تول، |
 Portuguese: ampliar |
 Romanian: a mări |
 Russian: увеличивать |
 Slovak: rozšíriť |
 Slovenian: povečati |
 Serbian: povećati |
 Swedish: utöka, vidga |
 Thai: ทำให้ใหญ่ขึ้น |
 Turkish: büyütmek, genişletmek |
 Taiwanese: 擴大 |
 Ukrainian: розширювати |
 Urdu: توسیع کرنا |
 Vietnamese: mở rộng |
 Chinese: 扩大 |
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